Mr. Osborne said the Financial Services Authority would be split into three parts.
If successful, Meade's army would be split into three components, with rebels blocking the best escape and reinforcement routes.
Under the new scheme, announced on 8 July, VED will be split into three bands; zero emissions, standard and premium.
The mobile operator will be split into three units: new business and innovation; Central Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and affiliates; and Europe.
Peter Jackson's film adaptation of The Hobbit will be split into three films, the director and the studios behind the venture said on Monday.
The 12-month MBA course will be split into three terms, teaching basic subjects such as finance and accounting and allowing students to specialise in the third term.
If the Newhouses do exit, it said, the partnership's assets would be split into three equal pools, with the family taking one pool.
It would be split into three agencies: one to issue leases, one to collect royalties and one to supervise offshore operations.
The company also said on Wednesday that the exploration and production division would now be split into three units: exploration, development and production.
That will allow NTT, Japan's domestic monopoly, to offer international calls (although it will be split into three parts, all held by a holding company).
Mr. Buffett has said that when he dies his job will be split into three positions: a chairman, a chief executive and a chief investment officer.
